Edie’s Collard Greens

May 16, 2023May 16, 20230 13

Tasty Edie's Collard Greens Recipe

by The Chefin Vegetarian

Prep

15 min

Cook

75 min

Ready In

90 min

Level

Easy

Rating

Ingredients

Nutrision Information

Servings Per Recipe

Calories

287

Sugar

Fat

12g

Collard Greens are a highly sought-after food to try in southern cuisine, known for their nutritional value and unique taste. Edie's Collard Greens recipe offers a superb sense of texture with an extra meaty protein thanks to the turkey wings. This highly nutritional vegetable offers a slew of health benefits, including improved digestion, aided weight loss, and even cancer prevention. This recipe is a great source of collagen, which is essential for hair, nails, and skin integrity.

Instructions

1.	Rinse the turkey wings and place them in a pot.
2.	Add the onion, garlic powder, salt, vinegar, and sugar over the turkey wings.
3.	Add 3 cups of water to the pot and let it come to a boil.
4.	Reduce the heat to medium-low and let it simmer for about 15 minutes.
5.	Add the collard greens to the pot and stir everything together.
6.	Cover the pot and let everything simmer together until the greens are tender (approximately 1 hour, stirring occasionally).
7.	Remove the turkey wings from the pot and serve the collard greens as a side dish or eat as a main course.

PROS

Collard greens are known as a southern favorite and this recipe is packed full of nutritional value.

Edie’s Collard Greens include Turkey wings which offer a unique taste and a good source of lean protein.

CONS

This recipe may need a long time to cook which can be inconvenient for the elderly and those who need a speedy recipe to cook with limited time.

Natural juices from collard greens may be released that could overpower the dish and make it less enjoyable for some people.

HEALTH & BENEFITS

Collard greens are an incredibly healthy food to consume, loaded with vitamins and minerals such as vitamin C, vitamin K, and calcium.
The turkey wings offer micronutrients like iron and zinc which promote a healthy immune system.

	16 ounces frozen collard greens
	1 teaspoon garlic powder
	1 teaspoon salt
	1 teaspoon vinegar
	1/2 lb smoked turkey wings
	1 yellow onion , small , kept whole
	1/4 cup white sugar